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She was set to visit her aunt, Geordan Montalvo, in New York to attend a concert, in what was described as a "bucket list" trip.

Montalvo compared Valenzuela’s death to the passing of other iconic L.A. sports figures like Vin Scully and Kobe Bryant.

“I hope there’s a push like, ‘Let’s do this for one of the greatest that ever did it,’” Montalvo said.

“You couldn’t have grown up in L.A. without knowing who he was,” Montalvo said while visiting Grand Central Market Wednesday.

When news of Valenzuela’s death broke, Victor Montalvo, 31, was surrounded by friends and fellow Dodger fans at Boomtown Brewing Company, a place he describes as a “massive Dodger house,” where about 80% of the clientele is Latino.